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USER MANUAL

LivePremier™ unit

(V2.1)

References:

AQL-RS-ALPHA, AQL-RS1, AQL-RS2,

AQL-RS3, AQL-RS4, AQL-C, AQL-C+

USER MANUAL

Summary of Contents for AQL-C

Page 1: ...www analogway com 1 USER MANUAL LivePremier unit V2 1 References AQL RS ALPHA AQL RS1 AQL RS2 AQL RS3 AQL RS4 AQL C AQL C USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...by copyrights and other intellectual property rights 2019 Analog Way all rights reserved 12 2020 Consequently any representation and or reproduction in part or in full is prohibited and would be consi...

Page 3: ...ng LivePremier 17 4 1 LivePremier Modular architecture 17 4 2 Front panel 18 4 3 LivePremier rear panels 18 4 4 Input Output cards 19 Available cards 19 Change an input output card 19 4 5 Fixed parts...

Page 4: ...from a Slot 33 Export a Configuration to the computer 34 Import a Configuration 34 5 5 Reset configuration 34 6 LivePremier concepts 35 6 1 What is Capacity 35 Standard formats capacity 35 Elements us...

Page 5: ...rotation 52 Patterns 54 Grid canvas 55 Free canvas 56 Advanced output settings in Preconfig Canvas 58 7 5 Preconfig Inputs 59 Input group 59 Set an input group 59 Set four 3G SDI inputs for 2SI format...

Page 6: ...m the unit 72 Manage Library from the Front panel 72 11 2 Images 73 Images main screen 73 Image slots settings 73 Downscale to capacity 73 Assign an imported image to an image slot 73 Assign a timer t...

Page 7: ...buttons 89 Transitions Right panel 90 14 2 Layer properties 91 Layer position and size 91 Layer source 92 Cut Fill effect 93 Set layer opacity 94 Set layer crop and aspect 94 Set layer border 94 Set...

Page 8: ...ce 105 Sources Left panel 106 Widget selection 107 Multiviewer layout editor 108 Bottom bar buttons 108 16 3 Widget properties 109 Widget position and size 109 Widget source Assign content to a widget...

Page 9: ...e transport costs from and to us are the owner s responsibility In case of hardware fault please contact your local distributor or us www analogway com While not an exhaustive list the following are p...

Page 10: ...or titles logos and special effects Layer Item displaying one content Live inputs Image or Screen Program Layers can overlap depending on their visual priority Layers can be repositioned resized displ...

Page 11: ...t the equipment from the main power Use the following guidelines The equipment connected to the network must have a release system easily accessible and located outside the unit Unplug the power cords...

Page 12: ...s d alimentation d tachables la mise hors tension se fait en d branchant ces cordons de l appareil Attention Les cordons d alimentation constituent le seul moyen de d brancher l appareil totalement de...

Page 13: ...telaio dell unit Far funzionare l apparecchiatura solo con la sorgente d alimentazione indicata sull apparecchiatura Le apparecchiature queste devono essere obbligatoriamente collegate su una sorgente...

Page 14: ...lossen werden Diese Erdung darf auf keinen Fall ge ndert umgangen oder entfernt werden Anschluss von Ger ten ans Stromnetz muss nach Abzweigschalter des Geb udes Installation NETZKABEL Das Ger t ist m...

Page 15: ...limentaci n si desconectamos los cables dejamos al equipo sin alimentaci n Atenci n Los cables de alimentaci n constituyen el nico medio de desconectar el aparato totalmente de la red el ctrica Aplica...

Page 16: ...r unexpectedly unsaved settings may be lost UPS compatibility LivePremier units are only compatible with online or double conversion Uninterruptible Power Supply systems UPS with no switching delay Of...

Page 17: ...card is composed of four identical slots Fixed models have been created for users looking for stable preconfigured units Freelance Rental or Staging All other units are considered Custom versions The...

Page 18: ...figuration Factory Reset and Status check Fig 1 LivePremier 4RU and 5RU front panels The front panel displays information such as device IP address firmware version or CPU and GPU status Press the Nex...

Page 19: ...ut cards and vice versa Do not force cards in places other than slots specified in Fig 2 LivePremier rear panel Aquilon RS4 page 18 Do not remove cards other than input and output cards Installation r...

Page 20: ...connection The Framelock input is used to synchronize the LivePremier unit with an external reference The Framelock loop connector is then used to send the sync signal to other devices The Framelock...

Page 21: ...the power supplies type 1 and type 2 Please note that they are not compatible with each other 4 5 5 2 Power supply noise on standby When a LivePremier unit is connected to power some power supply fan...

Page 22: ...back of the power tray 4 6 Power on and off Start the LivePremier To start the LivePremier unit safely and correctly 1 Connect all inputs and outputs 2 Connect the power cables to the unit and then p...

Page 23: ...t on the sides of the chassis for easy mounting into any standard rack or flight case Remove the front and back panels of the flight case during operation to provide enough air flow through the unit a...

Page 24: ...age 113 Control can also be integrated into automation and control systems for more information contact your local technical support 5 1 Run the Web RCS Web RCS requirements 1Gb Ram 200Mb of free spac...

Page 25: ...IP address in the address bar It is possible to connect multiple computers to the same LivePremier unit for real time collaboration Fig 7 Web RCS connection All devices default IP addresses are 192 16...

Page 26: ...setup Check device status Check rear panel connection status Check input video signals Load Master memories Screen memories and Multiviewer memories Trigger transitions Tip For an optimized interface...

Page 27: ...lowing events occur A component is missing or not detected A component is not compatible with the current firmware version A high temperature has been measured card fan or device alarm Pending changes...

Page 28: ...responding settings on the right panel Fig 8 Dashboard Dashboard Device 1 In Identification enter a name for the device 2 In Back Panel toggle the LED lights button to enable disable the LEDs on the u...

Page 29: ...irmware from the front panel using a USB drive 1 Load the updater file on a USB drive root 2 Connect the USB drive to the front panel The LivePremier unit automatically detects updater files on the US...

Page 30: ...he air flow For more information see 17 1 User Maintenance Air filter page 112 Dashboard Power Caution always use same model of power supply units If a new one is needed be careful to use the same mod...

Page 31: ...e front panel 1 On the Front panel go to Control 2 Go to Reset Settings 3 Go to Reset Auth Password 4 Apply The Web RCS password is reset to default value LivePremier MAC address 5 3 6 6 Enable extern...

Page 32: ...g off is not necessary The unit saves the current configuration in real time The LivePremier units can export and import device configurations In addition to these features the LivePremier units also...

Page 33: ...d panel select the slot to load The configuration is extracted and conflicting settings are grayed out in the filters version incompatibility obsolete information device logs etc 3 In the filters sele...

Page 34: ...xtracted and conflicting settings are grayed out in the filters version incompatibility obsolete information device logs etc 3 In the filters select the settings to import 4 Select how to merge the im...

Page 35: ...ing some commonly used formats and their corresponding capacity Capacity 1 Capacity 2 1920 x 1080 60Hz HDTV 1080p60 3840 x 2160 30Hz 2048 x 1080 60Hz 4096 x 2160 30Hz 1920 x 1200 60Hz 3840 x 2160 60Hz...

Page 36: ...ctly but the resources are not optimized An input or image with capacity 2 can only be used in a layer with capacity 2 Content with capacity 2 The content cannot be displayed due to insufficient layer...

Page 37: ...remier units as well as most Analog Way products This offers the most spectacular transition effects which made the reputation of Analog Way Mixing layers allow cross transitions with both contents vi...

Page 38: ...capacity 1 Capacity 2 can display a 4K Screen 4 layers capacity 1 disables the next output slot Capacity 4 can display a 2x 4K Screen 6 layers capacity 1 disables the next two output slots Capacity 6...

Page 39: ...tputs Understanding VPU concept is the key for optimized performance Each VPU contains 8 source links and 8 outputs links Capacity 1 uses one link and capacity 2 uses two links Each VPU supports 8 mix...

Page 40: ...g on the Screen configuration Number of outputs in the Screen Number of layers in the Screen Capacity of the links between layers and outputs VPU configuration examples One VPU can manage up to 8 Scre...

Page 41: ...1 1 output and 1 mixing layer capacity 1 Screen 2 1 output and 1 mixing layer capacity 1 Screen 3 2 outputs and 2 mixing layers capacity 2 and 2 mixing layer capacity 1 Scaling engine boundary A VPU i...

Page 42: ...d for the whole VPU when one Screen uses at least 5 outputs links and at least one layer of capacity 2 The Optimized mode removes the 4 links boundary and configures the links to bring the best perfor...

Page 43: ...x 12 Screens 8 Aux Max 4K60 mixing layers capacity 2 4 4 8 8 12 up to 8 up to 12 Max DL split layers capacity 1 16 16 32 32 48 up to 32 up to 48 Note VPUs are automatically joined together just like s...

Page 44: ...BBC The user can define an internal HDR profile and all inputs will be automatically converted for optimized processing and display HDR conversion can also be manually set for each image slot input a...

Page 45: ...ramelock color space and quick HDCP Vertical rate Vertical rate sets the overall internal operating frame rate of the unit which defines the frame rate of all Program outputs Vertical rate can be set...

Page 46: ...ngs Set the Framelock output to Loop the Framelock or to output the internal rate of the unit Color processing Set the color space used for processing and set HDR processing Tip BT 709 is recommended...

Page 47: ...output resolution is 4K 60 Up to 64 widgets Note By default Two Multiviewers are enabled After making changes click Apply to save the new configuration 7 3 Preconfig Screens Aux Screens Fig 11 Precon...

Page 48: ...Grouped Output group examples one output at 3840x2160 two outputs at 4096x1080 or four at 1920x1080 etc Note By default all outputs are set in a 1x1 group Rotation is possible for the output group but...

Page 49: ...rotation for a 1x1 output with capacity 2 disables the next output plug For more information on output rotation see 7 4 2 Set output rotation page 52 Set a DPH104 output for a Screen 1 In Preconfig Sc...

Page 50: ...ed click to cancel pending changes It is possible to modify layers capacity after creation without removing all layers The Optimized notifier shows when the Optimized mode is enabled For more informat...

Page 51: ...size is the same as the assigned output group with the highest resolution The Screen canvas are separated in two types Grid type Recommended for standard shows a single output screen a screen with id...

Page 52: ...dentifies groups which have rotation enabled The rotation is set in the right panel Note Outputs are placed in groups And groups are placed in Screens An output group fits in one Screen Grid cell A 2x...

Page 53: ...90 clockwise set the output group rotation at 90 It is possible to reassign an output to another cell in the virtual canvas Output rotation Display result No rotation or 180 rotation 90 rotation CCW...

Page 54: ...creen Patterns Select the pattern to display Tip Make sure to keep all patterns disabled when they are not needed The pattern Geometric is fully customizable to adapt to any screen The patterns Grid C...

Page 55: ...ng in Grid canvas blending Edge blending is a feature that gradually fades out the overlapping area from both projectors to create a seamless projection For an effective blending align the projected i...

Page 56: ...d columns and rows Hide content to display only layers wireframe 7 4 5 2 Create a canvas in Auto mode In Auto mode select outputs and enter their H position and V position or use drag and drop to crea...

Page 57: ...utputs 7 Repeat steps 3 to 5 for all outputs output groups Tip Use the tools in the bottom bar to snap to a custom grid and or other outputs 7 4 5 4 Create a covering in Free canvas blending Recommend...

Page 58: ...must be set using the projectors 7 4 6 2 Create an area of interest AOI The AOI is a cropped area of the display in the output format Use AOI to remove unseen or useless display areas and operate excl...

Page 59: ...Note By default all inputs are set in a 1x1 group Input settings available in the input menu are common for all inputs in the group color space patterns crop keying etc Set an input group 1 In Precon...

Page 60: ...splayed at the same time An image slot with capacity 2 uses the resources of the next slot and preempts it no matter the real image resolution An image slot with capacity 2 can only be displayed in a...

Page 61: ...urces 3 Drag a content and drop it in the virtual canvas or in Output 1 Background set 1 is set and saved Repeat the procedure with BS2 BS3 etc to create more Background Sets for Screen 1 Background s...

Page 62: ...output connector to display information about this output On the interactive rear panel click an output to open its settings 8 2 Multiviewers signal In Multiviewers select one Multiviewer In Signal t...

Page 63: ...djustments settings ex Colorimetry User Gain etc Raster Box Format Click to enable raster box on whole format AOI Click to enable raster box on AOI Note For more information on pattern types see 7 4 3...

Page 64: ...teractive rear panel and all output information is listed next to the Output preview Click Outputs to return to the outputs Grid In the header rename the selected output On the interactive rear panel...

Page 65: ...3 Patterns page 54 Output signal In Outputs select an output In Signal the following settings are displayed Setting name Description Setting selection Settings Color Space Auto or RGB Full or Limited...

Page 66: ...internal processing and main output are using Limited Range color space BBC Reference only for HLG BBC with SDR as internal profile Scene Referred or Display Referred Use Scene Referred for camera con...

Page 67: ...d in the interactive rear panel and all input information is listed next to the input preview Click Inputs to return to the inputs Grid In the header rename the selected input On the interactive rear...

Page 68: ...mited Range color space BBC Reference only for SDR with HLG BCC as internal profile Scene Referred or Display Referred Use Scene Referred for camera content Use Display Referred for computer content B...

Page 69: ...ettings to correct the input aspect ratio if needed Note Change aspect ratio at layer level to keep the input unchanged Setting name Description Setting selection Aspect Ratio Content ratio Force an a...

Page 70: ...etry adjust the Color Correction to fade the selected hue 8 Enable Disable Freeze and Color mask to view the keying result and adjust settings until satisfied Note The Black and White mask is similar...

Page 71: ...tion Image recommended capacity Image number in Library Image file name Download to PC hover then click Delete from library hover then click Image formats LivePremier units support the following image...

Page 72: ...y and can be loaded as image slots Download an image file from the unit In Library hover over an image then click The selected image is downloaded to the computer Delete an image file from the unit In...

Page 73: ...Grid In the header rename the selected image slot On the interactive slot grid hover over an image slot to display the image slot preview On the interactive slot grid click an image slot to open its s...

Page 74: ...age slot and is ready to be displayed in layers Image signal In Images select an image slot In Signal only if HDR Processing is enabled in Preconfig System the following settings are displayed Setting...

Page 75: ...pect ratio if needed Note Change aspect ratio at layer level to keep the image unchanged Setting name Description Setting selection Aspect Ratio Transform to Set the final aspect ratio for the input T...

Page 76: ...h width height sync polarity Create a custom format 1 Go to Formats 2 Select a Template format to prefill the settings 3 Enter a label for the new custom format 4 Select CVT or Full mode 5 Enter the f...

Page 77: ...e EDID bank can store up to 100 EDID memories saved from connected input outputs custom formats or EDIDs files imported from computer Save an EDID from inputs and outputs To save EDIDs in the EDID ban...

Page 78: ...Apply to EDID The EDID with custom format is now usable as an input preferred format Export an EDID to computer 1 In EDID hover over an EDID and click in the top right corner to show more settings 2...

Page 79: ...g For Dante control use Dante software Dante audio can only be controlled from the Dante ports Dante primary secondary connections have a dedicated LAN separated from LivePremier control Reboot or res...

Page 80: ...ls Enable Advanced Routing Mode for single channel routing Default audio routing Default audio routing assigns all audio channels of a receiver to the audio channels of a transmitter 1 In Audio Routin...

Page 81: ...b In Count down mode select the display format and set the countdown duration c In Count up mode select the display format 4 For Count down and Count up modes use the buttons to run pause and stop th...

Page 82: ...PIO The GPIO or Tally is a set of inputs outputs to control the device externally and have a feedback from the device LivePremier units are equipped with 2x GPI and 8x GPO Pins table and GPIO connecti...

Page 83: ...he On Off pins to turn the LivePremier unit on and off It will work as the front panel switch when the device is on closing the switch will request the device to power down If the switch remains close...

Page 84: ...PI State Check if the GPI is currently On or Off Fig 25 GPO Setting name Description Setting selection Polarity Set the GPO connector status when active Closed or Opened Mode In Manual mode the state...

Page 85: ...memories and Master memories Fig 26 Live Screens Aux menu 14 1 Screens menu interface Program and Preview Screens Aux is composed of Program PGM and Preview PRW windows for each screen as well as acce...

Page 86: ...he Screen width or height Use drag and drop on a Screen name to move it and change the Screens order 14 1 2 3 Save a view memory The user can save custom views in memories Note Screen locks are exclud...

Page 87: ...humbnail to open options ex Freeze an input or access the setup menu for the selected source Layer selection This bar shows tools and all available layers for the corresponding Screen Setting name Des...

Page 88: ...from this layout Margin Reduce the area of this layout ex Top 50 will ignore the top half of the Screen Spacing In Mosaic mode set gaps between columns and or rows PGM and PRW buttons Screen controls...

Page 89: ...n Align the layer selection Left Center or Right Align the layer selection Top Center or Bottom Scale the layer selection to full screen Set layer size to source ratio reduce size to cancel empty area...

Page 90: ...g a Take or Take Cut T Bar Transition the selection manually Fade Out Fade the selected screens to black Fade In Fade the selected screens to return from black Step Back Revert the last change in laye...

Page 91: ...pect None 1 1 Centered Fullscreen Cropped Border Set a layer border and layer shadow Effects Set color filters Black and white Negative Sepia Solar and Horizontal or Vertical flip Speed Set the accele...

Page 92: ...2 Select a Layer or make sure it is available for drag and drop 3 Drag a content and drop it in the layer The content thumbnail is displayed in the layer with the source label and capacity at the bott...

Page 93: ...ssible to remove a content in other ways Use the PGM or PRW buttons to clear the entire Screen Click next to the layer letter icons then click to clear the corresponding layer Go to Properties Source...

Page 94: ...ffects the content used in this layer without changing the native content Layer crop is set in percentage so the crop ratio stays the same even with content with different resolutions 1 In Screens Aux...

Page 95: ...ties click Border to show the corresponding settings 3 Toggle Shadow to apply layer shadow settings 4 Set the X and Y positions for the shadow direction 5 Set the shadow Opacity level 6 If needed togg...

Page 96: ...s before the next one appears Cross Depth Same content changing Layer ex L1 to L4 The layer moves in depth to reach new z position If disabled the transition is done inside the Layers The content clos...

Page 97: ...yer 1 will preempt layer 2 3 and 4 Layer 5 and 6 remain available Aux layers limitations Aux layers support most of the same features as Screen split layers input image timer and screen program as sou...

Page 98: ...aved from and loaded to Program or Preview Screens 15 1 Memories tab In Screens Aux next to the Properties tab is the Memories tab located in the right panel Fig 28 Memories tab Button Setting Descrip...

Page 99: ...panel 2 Select Master mode and click Save to open the Master memory saving window Setting name Description Setting selection Mode Select to save the current layers settings from Program or Preview Sc...

Page 100: ...Changing and deleting a Screen memory also affects a Master memory using it If needed create a duplicate of the Screen memory before making changes Load a Master memory 1 In Screens Aux click the Mem...

Page 101: ...tting selection Mode Select to save the current layers settings from Program or Preview Screen Select Select the Screen to save Filter Select the layer settings to include exclude from the Screen Memo...

Page 102: ...Layer in the current settings Using Filters select which Layer settings to save in the Layer memory By default all Layer settings are selected Note If multiple layers are selected the memory saves the...

Page 103: ...dow 3 Select the settings to save 4 Select the existing Layer memory slot to edit 5 Click Save to overwrite the previous Layer memory 15 5 Rename a Memory 1 In Screens Aux click the Memories tab in th...

Page 104: ...ory slots does not change the memory slot number and does not impact external controllers and RC400T Reordering Screen memories does not impact Master memories Tip To reset to default order click on t...

Page 105: ...ewers to enable One Multiviewer or Two Multiviewers Go to Setup Multiviewers to set the Label Signal parameters Patterns and Image correction 16 1 Tips and recommendations Widgets cannot be placed on...

Page 106: ...nt is used in a Program and or Preview Screen Click on the bottom right corner of a source thumbnail to open options ex Freeze an input or access the setup menu for the selected source 16 2 1 1 Contro...

Page 107: ...ntent Layers wireframes are always displayed Layers wireframes are never displayed Tip It is possible to monitor both Program and Preview of a Screen in one Widget by using Always Display Program cont...

Page 108: ...ude from this layout Margin Reduce the area of this layout ex Top 50 will ignore the top half of the Multiviewer Spacing Set gaps between columns and or rows Bottom bar buttons Button Button descripti...

Page 109: ...layout in Mosaic or Cascade mode 3 Auto fill the widgets with a type of source 4 Select widgets to include exclude from the layout 5 Apply the layout on Multiviewer All the Multiviewer widgets are arr...

Page 110: ...Save a Multiviewer memory 1 In Multiviewers click the Memories tab in the right panel 2 Click Save to open the memory saving window 3 Select the Multiviewer to save 4 Select the memory slot and enter...

Page 111: ...e color of a Memory slot 1 In Multiviewers click the Memories tab in the right panel 2 Click Edit 3 Click in the top right corner of the memory slot to open the Label and Color fields 4 Select a color...

Page 112: ...ake it out from the unit 6 Carefully clean the air filter with a duster or vacuum 7 When the air filter is clean gently put it back in place 8 Gently tilt up the front panel until it is aligned 9 Gent...

Page 113: ...have not been designed to be replaceable In case of problem contact Analog Way support Fig 30 RC400T A a Installation The RC400T has been designed to be used directly on a table It is equipped with a...

Page 114: ...composition Select Screens Aux Screens Layers and assign Sources or reload Memories The Selection area is composed of 4 identical rows of keys Each row is composed of 12 LED keys with labels in OLED...

Page 115: ...rk 1 On the front panel go to Remote Device Network Remote device LAN settings 2 Select a device slot set the IP address of the LivePremier unit and Apply 192 168 2 140 by default 3 If needed repeat i...

Page 116: ...default values 2 Confirm to reset the device to default values A c g Enable Disable the T bar The T bar status is displayed in the corresponding display The T bar can be disabled if needed On the User...

Page 117: ...the corresponding LED key 5 On another row press the LCD key and select the Layers mode The layers of the selected Screen are displayed in the row 6 Select one or multiple layers Use the rotary encode...

Page 118: ...ayer Memories mode 7 Select a memory Use the rotary encoder to change the page if needed The Screen memory is now loaded to the selected Screen A d h Load a Master memory 1 Select the Program or Previ...

Page 119: ...e controller 1 or 2 3 Select the controller to open its settings Controller setting Description Enable Enable or disable the controller Backlight Set the keyboard brightness in Mode Choose to recall S...

Page 120: ...Buford GA 30518 USA Analog Way Ltd Tel 852 2967 0428 Unit 2705 06 27 F Tung Seng Commercial Building 69 Jervois Street Sheung Wan Hong Kong Sales General information saleseuro analogway com Sales Gen...

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